Al Yamamah Palace
قصر اليمامة
General information
Town or cityRiyadh
CountrySaudi Arabia
Coordinates24°39′46″N 46°38′11″E / 24.66278°N 46.63639°E / 24.66278; 46.63639
Opened1988

Al Yamamah Palace (Arabic: قصر اليمامة) is the official workplace and residence of the King of Saudi Arabia and the seat of the royal court.[1][2] Named after the historic al-Yamama region,[3] the palace is located in the al-Hada district of northwestern Riyadh and was built in 1988 during the reign of King Fahd bin Abdulaziz. It is the main place to receive the country's senior guests, and also the headquarters for drafting royal decrees.[4][5] The palace is made of Italian marble floors and intricately carved ceiling and wall panels. King Salman chairs weekly government meetings in the building and often welcomes foreign dignitaries and other VIPs to the palace.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "الديوان الملكي ينعى الملك فهد ومبايعة الأمير عبدالله ملكاً على البلاد". جريدة الرياض (in Arabic).
  2. ↑ "أحداث ونشاطات المملكة في العام الهجري 1420هـ". www.al-jazirah.com.
  3. ↑ "أبرز المعلومات عن قصر اليمامة". سائح (in Arabic). Retrieved 2023-05-30.
  4. ↑ "القصور الملكية تحكي تاريخ العهود السعودية في رحلة البناء والتطوير". www.al-jazirah.com.
  5. ↑ عبدالخالق, دينا (20 December 2017). "حكاية من قصر رئاسي| "اليمامة".. مقر الحكم السعودي". الوطن (in Arabic).
  6. ↑ "Secrets of the Saudi royal family's incredible homes". loveproperty.com. Retrieved 2021-01-27.


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